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The “VIEW FROM THE TOP”

This is a very cute movie. I am amazed, as usual, at Gwyneth Paltrow’s versitality!! She was great in this film!! Christina Applegate is also in this one playing a trashy woman in the movie. Paltrow plays a girl named Donna who has high hopes of a glamorous life away from her poor beginnings. She […]

City of God

I just saw this on Saturday. It’s an amazing film about a dangerous housing project Cidade de Deus (City of God) run by gangs outside of Rio de Janeiro. The story is narrated by Rocket, an inhabitant who dreams of escaping the ghetto and becoming a photojournalist. It examines the brutal poverty/crime cycle that thrives […]

Writer Seeks Credit for Latifah Movie

Writer Seeks Credit for Latifah Movie Saturday March 29 5:01 PM ET A New York lawyer who claims she had the original idea for the box-office hit “Bringing Down the House” filed a $15 million copyright lawsuit Friday against star Queen Latifah and the movie’s other producers. Marie Flaherty claims the movie is a rip-off […]

“Bringing Down the House”

“Bringing Down the House” is a predictable, enjoyable comedy starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. A recently divorced lawyer’s life (Martin) is turned upside-down by an internet date (Latifah) from a lawyers chatroom. Expect lots of jargon. (You will enjoy it even more if you have NOT seen trailers.) GRADE = “B+”

Oscar Ratings Hurt by War

Oscar Ratings Hurt by War Monday March 24 4:00 PM ET Bombs dropped, but not over Baghdad. Instead, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore caused more of a ruckus with his antiwar acceptance speech than either of the two ABC newsbreaks aired during last night’s bizarro Oscar telecast. And Moore wasn’t the only one to leave Hollywood’s […]